Strategic Objectives
To fulfill its mission, the AAFP has four main strategic objectives: advocacy, practice enhancement, education and health of the public.
In its advocacy efforts, the AAFP aims to shape health care policy through interactions with government, the public, business and the health care industry. These efforts include, advancing health care for all, the Patient-Centered Medical home model of care, and increasing the family physician workforce.
The AAFP is committed to helping its members fulfill their practice and career goals by assisting their practices in becoming designated Patient-Centered Medical Homes, promoting ongoing imperative for practice transformation through education and communication and assisting members in achieving financial success through optimal practice management.
To promote high-quality, innovative education for physicians, residents and medical students that encompasses the art, science, evidence and socioeconomics of family medicine, the AAFP supports its members’ pursuit of lifelong learning by providing Continuing Medical Education. The AAFP works to increase funding streams for undergraduate, graduate and continuing medical education, and strives to develop mechanisms that will increase the Part II maintenance of certification passing rate of family medicine residency graduates.
To better the health of the public, the AAFP has assumed a leadership role in health promotion, disease prevention and chronic disease management. The AAFP works to involve family physicians in targeted public health activities such as tobacco cessation, obesity prevention, and encouraging exercise and immunizations. The AAFP also provides patients with free educational resources on its award-winning consumer health site.
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